The Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 4:7

1830 Edition

Nevertheless I went forth, and as I came near unto the house of Laban, I beheld a man, and he had fallen to the earth before me, for he was drunken with wine.

Changes

Nevertheless I went forth, and as I came near unto the house of Laban, I beheld a man, and he had fallen to the earth before me, for he was drunken with wine.

Simple English

But I went forward. As I got close to Laban’s house, I saw a man. He had fallen on the ground in front of me. He was drunk with wine.

Paraphrase

I kept walking. Near Laban’s house, I saw a man sprawled on the ground in front of me, completely drunk.